Tuesday: Wayne Wins First Varsity Game

April 24, 2012 -

Wayne Central won their first varsity game today when they beat Midlakes 7-6. Canandaigua won in overtime against Victor. It was Eastridge over Greece Lightning 11-8, Geneva over Waterloo 6-2, Mynderse over Newark 10-7 and Gananda over the Pride 8-7. Other winners were McQuaid, Aquinas, Spencerport, Fairport, Hilton, Irondequoit, Penfield, Pittsford and Pal-Mac.

-- McQuaid Jesuit scored the first goal of the game and never trailed in their 10-3 win over Bath. The Knights outscored the Rams in each quarter and led 5-1 at halftime. Seven players made the offensive scorebook for the Knights. Leading the charge was senior attackman Duncan Ayer with four assists. Senior midfielder Alex Paroda finished with 3g-1a and sophomore Joe Hayes finished with 3g.

Junior midfielder Jake Merkel finished 9/14 (64%) at the face off draw for McQuaid. He also finished with a team leading 11 ground balls. Paroda finished with five ground balls and defenseman Josh Swartzman finished with four for the Knights. In the cage, Pat Sheridan played the majority of the game and recorded three saves. Brendan Caufield finished the game and recorded one save.

For Bath, Defenseman Trevor Lang finished with two goals. He led his team in shots with seven, four on cage. He also led in ground balls with seven. Kyle Clark scored the third goal for the Rams, assisted by Jeff Chapman. In the cage, Andrew Clark finished with 11 saves (52%) for the Rams.

-- Tucked in among the fifteen games played on a cold and rainy afternoon in Section Five, was a game of some historic note as Wayne Central won their first Varsity game. In a close game with Midlakes, the Eagles of Wayne beat the Screaming Eagles of Midlakes 7-6.

Midlakes scored first when senior attackman Christopher Landschoot picked up a loose ball near midfield and took it, unencumbered, to the crease. Wayne came back, however, with the next two goals. The first at 7:50 by sophomore attackman Tim Oddi who bounced a shot past Midlakes senior goalie Matt Brennessel. Junior attackman Josh Bowman, standing behind the cage found sophomore attackman Andrew Jenkins on the crease, at 5:19 to give Wayne a 2-1 advantage. With just 2:37 left in the first quarter there were three goals scored. Midlakes tied the game at 2-2 when senior middie Connor Fox roll dodged his defender and scored his unassisted goal. Twenty seconds later Wayne came back with a man up goal when Oddi passed the ball to the right wing and Jenkins fired a hard shot past Brennessel. Brennessel had his revenge as he assisted the next Midlakes goal on a clearing pass to junior midfielder Cody Maher. The first quarter ended in a 3-3 tie.

The second quarter started with a great deal of transition as the ball went up and down the field. There were many ground ball opportunities throughout the game, due in part to the cold and wet weather that made passing more difficult. Wayne scored first, at 5:52, when after moving the ball behind the cage, a pass was made to sophomore attackman Chris Schimpf. He passed the ball on to sophomore midfielder Austin Leckinger who scored from front right. At 2:34 sophomore attackman Nick Leone scored on a shot from way out front. The ball hit the wet grass and stayed low all the way into the goal. Wayne was up by two goals when Midlakes scored with 0:55 left in the half. After a clear that missed being a fast break, Landschoot found junior attackman Cam Colacino for the Midlakes goal. The first half ended with Wayne up 5-4.

After the break, Midlakes tied the game from the initial face off when Fox picked up the ground ball and ran it to the cage. After a quiet period of about seven minutes, Wayne broke the tie. After numerous tries by both teams to pick up a ground ball Oddi found the handle. After breaking from the scrum he found sophomore midfielder Trent Wyland. Wyland's goal put Wayne up 6-5 where the score remained for the rest of the third quarter.

Once again Midlakes tied the game. This time, at 9:25 in the final quarter and man up, Fox scored another unassisted goal. Bowman scored the game-winner for Wayne at 2:32. His goal came shortly after a successful clear by the Eagles. Wayne controlled the following face off and held on to the ball for the rest of the game.

Goalie play was excellent by both Justin Townsend for Wayne and Brennessel for Midlakes. Townsend, a sophomore, ended the game with 13s/6ga and Brennessel ended the game with 10s/7ga. Of note was the positive and constant chatter by the Midlakes goalie. He complemented good plays by his defensive squad and gave helpful directions when needed. He was even heard, a number of times cheering good saves made by Townsend at the other end of the field.

Leading the offensive effort for Midlakes were Fox with 3g and Landschoot with 1g-1a. Leading the offensive book for Wayne was Oddi with 1g-2a.

-- Aquinas defeated Bishop Kearney 18-0. The Little Irish had nine different players make the offensive scorebook. Leading the charge was senior midfielder Jake Vogl with 3g-4a. Junior midfielder Billy Lombardi (4g-2a) and sophomore attackman Alex Bianchi (3g-2a) also added points for Aquinas. Lombardi finished 12/15 (80%) at the face off draw and led his team with nine ground balls. Vogl and defenseman Marc Pettrone finished with five ground balls for the Little Irish. In the cage, Erich Wischmeyer played one quarter and did not face a shot. Andrew Kausch played the remaining three quarters and recorded one save. For Bishop Kearney, Andrew Barreca finished with four saves.

-- In a back and forth game, Eastridge defeated Greece Arcadia/Olympia 11-8. The game was tied repeatedly in the first two quarters with a 7-7 halftime score. In the second half, Eastridge stepped up and scored the first four goals to take an 11-7 lead. They held the Lightning scoreless for 21:03, only allowing a single goal late in the fourth quarter. The Lancers defense, anchored by goalie TJ Ennis won the game for them. Ennis finished with 12 saves. Leading the offense were junior Anthony Coffaro (4g-1a) and senior Chris Giruzzi (2g-3a). No report from Greece Arcadia/Olympia.

-- Spencerport scored the first nine goals in their 19-3 win over Greece Athena/Odyssey. The Rangers took the game to running time in the third quarter. They had 10 players make the offensive scorebook. Leading the charge was junior attackman Matt Kaser with 3g-3a. Senior attackman Zach Goodsell (5g) along with senior midfielders Levi Basynnski (1g-4a) and Seth Miller (1g-4a) added to the scoring for the Rangers. Miller also finished with 82% at the face off draw and a team leading 14 ground balls. Midfielder Aidan Conolly finished with five ground balls for the Rangers. In the cage for Spencerport, Tyler Schweikert finished with four saves.

For Greece Ath/Ody, Pat Crowe finished with a team leading 1g-1a. Midfielder Brian Torcha and defenseman Ryan Walsh finished with five ground balls each for the Thunder. Senior midfielder Carl Fantauzzo picked up the first ground ball of his career and also recorded a take for Greece. In the cage, Mike Zimmer finished with ten saves.

-- Fairport scored the first five goals spanning 12:49 in their 11-3 win over Webster Schroeder. The Red Raiders had nine different players make the offensive scorebook. Only senior Pat VanBortle scored more than one goal (3g-1a) for the Red Raiders. Midfielder Brian Martin (1g-2a) finished with a team leading five ground balls. In the cage for the Red Raiders, Blaze Riorden finished with seven saves and one assist. Pete Gropp finished with one save for Fairport in the final quarter.

For Schroeder, Josh Reed finished 15-21 (57%) at the face off draw. He also finished with a team leading ten ground balls. Brett Zilliox and Chase Kuhl both finished with four ground balls for the Warriors. In the cage, Willie Klan finished with 17 saves (61%) for the Warriors. Robbie Wielandt played the final two minutes between the pipes, but did not face a shot.

-- Hilton scored the first eight goals spanning the first three quarters in their 11-1 win over Gates Chili. The Cadets had scoring from six different players. Attackman Derek Richards led in scoring with 3g-3a. Attackman Dante Giordano (3g-1a) and midfielder Harald Juergens (2g-1a) also added to Hilton's scoring. Juergens also led at the face off draw going 7/11 (64%). Defenseman Shane Endres led in ground balls with eight. Juergens finished with five and Richards finished with four for the Cadets. In the cage, Jarod Kimble and Mark Detroia split halves. Kimble finished with two saves and Detroia finished with three saves.

The lone Spartan goal was scored by John Wise and assisted by Jon Taliento. Zach Campaniello finished at 50% at the face off draw (7/14). Campaniello and midfielder Casey Pritchard led in ground balls with five each for the Spartans. In the cage, Tyler Jacobson finished with 12 saves.

-- Irondequoit defeated HF-L 11-4. The Cougars scored the last two goals of the game.

For Irondequoit, five players made the offensive scorebook. Senior attackman Connor Enright led in scoring with six goals. Senior midfielder Gunnar Miller finished with four assists for the Eagles. Three of Enright's goals were assisted by Miller. Ben Brooks finished 12/16 (75%) at the face off draw for the Eagles. Midfielder Brandon Costanzo finished with a team leading four ground balls. Between the pipes, Eric Fischer finished with seven saves for the Eagles. Alex Shoemaker played the final ten minutes and recorded one save.

Junior midfielder Nick Weston led in scoring for HF-L with 3g. Jason Boike (1g-1a) added the last goal for the Cougars. In the cage, Nick Beniamino finished with eight saves.

-- It took overtime, but Canandaigua beat Victor 12-11. Nick Como scored the game winner on an assist from Dan LaCrosse with 1:37 left in overtime. The Braves took a one goal lead at the end of the first quarter. After each team added four more in the second the score was 7-6 CA at the half. Victor made up the goal in the third quarter and both teams added two more in the fourth quarter.

Canandaigua's saw six different players on the offensive scorebook. Leading the pack were Dan LaCrosse (4g-1a), Taylor Spike (1g-3a) and Matt Scharr (4g). Como won 15 of 25 face offs. Junior goalie Michael Cuciti recorded 13s/11ga for the Braves (4-4).

-- Although the game started close, Penfield scored nine out of the last ten goals to defeated Webster Thomas 13-4. The Patriots scored the opening goal with Matt Bilak assisting Andrew Huntington 1:31 in the opening quarter. Five minutes later Thomas tied the game with a goal from Jake Giudice. Penfield scored the next three goals with unassisted goals from Bilak and Dan Maring. Freshman Carter Jordan scored the second goal of his Varsity career off an assist from Mitch Standera. Penfield led 4-1 after the first quarter.

Thomas came out in the second quarter with two quick goals. Midfielder Justin Bird scored, unassisted after picking up his own ground ball off the draw. Face off specialist Bird finished 7/9 (78%) in an impressive feat against the Patriots. The normally 80%+ Connor Russell finished 11/19 (58%) with three technical losses for the Patriots. Russell did lead his team in ground balls with nine. Two minutes later Thomas added their second goal with Zawacki assisting Troy Crevier. Thomas at one point, pulled within a single goal, however, the Patriots kept them scoreless until 9:10 remaining in the fourth quarter when they scored another face off fast break.

Leading in scoring for Penfield were junior attackmen Jonathan Spaan with 2g-2a and Andrew Schoeneck with 3g-2a. In the cage for the Patriots, Keith Keen finished with five saves. For Thomas, John Bezek played three quarters and finished with eight saves. Thomas Syracusa played the final quarter and recorded two saves.

--Pittsford defeated Rush-Henrietta 13-3. The Panthers saw scoring from nine different players. The Panthers had scoring represented by each of the high school classes. Corey Parke (4g-1a), Nino DiPasquale (2g), Marc Weyl (1g) and Stephen Romas (1g) scored for the senior class. Attackman Albie DiPasquale (1g-1a) and midfielder Ben Overslaugh (1g) scored for the junior class. Attackman Stephen Quinzi (2g-1a) scored for the sophomore class and Brandon Barker (1a) added a point for the freshman class. In the cave, Kyle Lake played the first three quarters and recorded 10 saves. Luke Loveys played the final quarter and recorded one save.

For the Royal Comets, Chauncey Scissum scored 1g-1a to lead his team. In the cage, McKenzie Spooner played the majority of the game and finished with nine saves. Jeff Delaney played the final eight minutes and recorded one save.

-- Pal-Mac defeated Marcus Whitman 16-7. The Red Raiders jumped to a 4-2 lead after the first quarter and a 9-4 lead at halftime. Pal-Mac was led in scoring by sophomore Ben Reeves who finished with 3g-6a. Senior midfielders Sean Nolan (3g) and Doug Ellsworth (3g-1a) also added points for the Red Raiders. In the cage, Cody Rogers played the entire contest and recorded eight saves.

For Marcus Whitman, senior midfielder Clay Wilson led with 3g. Sophomore Merritt Bailey finished with 18 saves for the Wildcats.

-- The game stayed close for the first half before Geneva took off in scoring in the second half. Waterloo scored the first goal with Mike Wright taking an unassisted drive at the cage with 7:35 remaining in the opening quarter. Two minutes later Geneva tied the score. Drew Feinberg assisted Sean Cunningham for the goal. The first quarter ended with the score tied at 1-1. Waterloo scored the only goal of the second quarter to take the lead once again. Wright scored with another unassisted goal. At halftime, the Indians led 2-1.

Geneva added two quick goals in the third quarter to go up 3-2. Cunningham added his second and Fran Shaw scored his first. Wright scored again to keep the game tied going into the final quarter. In the fourth quarter, Geneva added three goals and held the Indians to only a single point. In the cage for Geneva, Derek Grillone finished with eight saves. For Waterloo, Josh Bailey finished with 13 saves.

-- Mynderse defeated Newark 10-7. The Blue Devils trailed 5-1 after a quarter and 6-5 after the first half. They took the lead in the third quarter and only allowed one goal in the entire second half. The Blue Devils had six different players make their offensive scorebook. Leading the charge was senior Casey Irland with 4g-1a. All the remaining goals were scored by juniors. Defenseman Brody Bentley led in ground balls for Mynderse with 10. Justin Hlywa and Sean Anderson finished with six ground balls each for the Blue Devils. In the cage, junior Tim Trickler finished with 17 saves for the Mynderse.

The Newark offense was led by senior midfielder Anthony Manthorne (2g-1a) and sophomore midfielder (1g-2a).

-- Gananda came back from an early deficit to defeat Bloomfield-Honeoye 8-7. The Pride took an early 5-2 lead after the first quarter. They were then held scoreless for both the second and third quarters while the Blue Panthers scored three and two respectively. Gananda led 7-5 going into the final quarter, scored once and held off the late two goals by the Pride. Senior midfielder Trevor Schraffenberger led in scoring for Gananda with 3g-1a. Freshman Nick Rapp finished with 1a for the Blue Panthers. In the cage, Steven Fisher finished with 10 saves.

For the Pride, senior Jerrett Hertzel (1g-2a) led the offensive effort. Senior Austin Colletta recorded 12 saves for Bloomfield-Honeoye.